Top Goals of The Week

Another week, another list of fabulous goals.

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Samsung Galaxy Note – Quick Hands-On

I got to play around with the recently released 5.3″ behemoth Samsung Galaxy Note for a short period and managed to grab a couple of pics for comparisons. The device has a Super HD Amoled screen, 1.4 dual core CPU, 1GB ram, 16/32GB internal memory, 8MP rear camera and a Stylus.

As you can see from the pic above, the phone is a hair slimmer than the iPhone 4/4S and has a curved back which makes it comfortable when held in the hands.

But the phone is a little big in my opinion, as its blurring the line between tablet and phones.

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Fake Jailbreak App in The App Store

Got an iPhone? Thinking about jailbreaking it? don’t be fooled by the $10 app in the app store that doesn’t have sufficient description and tricks you into thinking it actually jailbreaks your phone. Its just a cheap game. I remember when the App Store was much more strict, but then again, I also remember the I Am Rich app that was being sold for $1000

PC Upgrade: Graphics Card

I’ve had my original PC without modifications ever since I built it a couple of years ago. But with all the PC gaming I’m currently doing, I thought an upgrade was needed to cope with the newer, high-end games. The most important part of the PC hardware when it comes to gaming might be the GPU, my old card was a GTX 285. Back in its day, it was top of the line, but it is still considered a capable card.

The time of the upgrade was very awkward as the current generation of GPU have been in the market for more than year now, and the next generation (Nvidia’s 600 series) is rumored to be just around the corner. So I decided not to spend a lot of money on the high-end card and get a more than adequate GTX 570 that can get me through this influx of games with flying colors.

I got a significant jump in frame rates in Battlefield 3 as I got on my GTX 285 40fps on the medium setting, and 20-25fps on the ultra setting. But with the GTX 570 I got an average of 72fps on medium setting and 45fps on ultra setting.

I also set up my GTX 285 to be a dedicated PhysX card.

A am now waiting for the rest of the PC parts to arrive and start installing them.

Am I Ready For My Gaming Week?

These couple of weeks are pretty hectic for gamers. Games like Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3 were released a few days ago and games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Skyrim are soon to be released (Nov. 8th and 11th respectively).

I am not planning to leave my gaming station a lot.  I’ve got a good amount of snacks and junk food at arm’s length and plenty of sugar drinks in the fridge. This is going to be a pretty entertaining week.

Sandbox Your Android To Protect It

Every time my kids see me holding any of my phones, they immediately want to mess around with it. And when giving it to them, they will notice if the phone is pin-locked and will ask demand that I unlock it. The problem is they might call, tweet, sms, delete apps or photos if they are unsupervised.

Famingo Sandbox is an Android app just for that purpose, which makes giving your phone to your kids , much less of a hassle.

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Maybe The Coolest Feature in iOS5

There are a lot of small and hidden features in iOS5 that weren’t advertised as much as say the notification drawer or iMessage but this is pretty awesome.

You can create a custom vibration pattern and set it to individual contacts on your iPhone. So now even silently you can know who is calling you without the need to look at your phone.

1. Navigate to the Accessibility menu of iOS 5 (by tapping your Settings app, and selecting General and then Accessibility), and enable Custom Vibrations.

2. Navigate to Settings, Sounds, Vibration to record a custom vibration pattern that will replace the default iPhone vibration.

3. Use the touchscreen to tap out a custom vibration pattern. When you’re finished, tap Stop. To double-check your pattern, press the Play button; then save the pattern with a custom name.

Use the Contacts menu (bottom center) to assign custom vibrations to your friends.

4. To assign a custom vibration pattern to play only when a specific person calls, open the Phone app, switch to the Contacts tab, tap the contact to whom you want to assign a custom vibration, and select Edit, Vibration, Create New Vibration.

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Kinder Surprise is Banned in The U.S.

I had no idea that our beloved Kinder Surprise that recently went through a makeover is prohibited in the U.S. because it has an inedible object inside it. Even having one while entering the country might result in a $300 fine.

Since 1991, at least 7 children worldwide have died of choking after swallowing the toy inside the Kinder egg.

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Are You Color Blind?

I’ve got a close friend that discovered that he was color blind in his early 20’s. He had no idea that he was. And I always thought that if you were color blind that you saw things in black and white. till he was diagnosed an shed light on the matter.

So basically every conversation were his color blindness comes up goes a little something like the video.

A Quick Look Into Apple

This is a brief video showing how Apple operates. From the monopolization of the entertainment industry to the high demands from the Chinese manufacturers that cause a lot of suicides last year.